Two men are in custody after troopers say a kidnapping attempt in North Pole went awry.
Alaska State Troopers responded to a report of a kidnapping on Wednesday. Bill Kraus, 57, and Isaac Horman, 40, forced their way into a North Pole residence at gunpoint, according to an online AST dispatch posted Saturday. They then demanded the individuals inside the residence to give him their cell phones.
As Kraus and Horman were exiting the residence, they took two occupants with them. Troopers say they released one victim and drove off with the other victim.
While Kraus and Horman were driving down the road, their vehicle went into a ditch, troopers say. The victim inside the vehicle was able to escape.
Troopers arrested Kraus on Friday and Horman on Saturday. Both men were transported to the Fairbanks Correctional Center on charges of kidnapping, robbery, burglary and assault.